CVE-2026-14255: IFC File Parsing Uncontrolled Recursion in Certain Autodesk Products

Published Sep 2, 2026
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Updated

A maliciously crafted IFC file, when parsed through certain Autodesk products, can trigger an Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability. A malicious actor may leverage this vulnerability to cause the application to terminate unexpectedly, resulting in a denial-of-service. Exploitation requires a user to open a specially crafted IFC file.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Autodesk Autodesk products (IFC parser)

Event History

Sep 2, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:29 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What must an attacker do to trigger the issue?

The attacker must provide a specially crafted IFC file and persuade a user to open it in an affected Autodesk product. The attack requires user interaction and is locally triggered.

2

Does exploitation require authentication or elevated privileges?

No privileges are required according to the CVSS vector. However, successful exploitation still depends on a user opening the malicious IFC file.

3

What is the expected security impact?

The reported impact is high availability impact: the affected application may terminate unexpectedly. No confidentiality or integrity impact is indicated by the CVSS vector.

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